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Table 9. Number of persons age 18 and over, by highest level of education attained, age, sex, and race/ethnicity: March 2002 [In thousands]

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                           |       |   Elementary|                        |
                           |       |     level   |        High school     |                     College
       Age, sex, and       | Total |_____________|________________________|_____________________________________________________
      race/ethnicity       |       | Less |7 or 8|1 to 3|  4  |Completion | Some  |Asso- | Bachelor's| Master's  |Profes-|Doc-
                           |       |than 7|years |years |years|           |college|ciate |  degree   |  degree   |sional |torate
                           |       |years |      |      |     |           |       |degree|           |           |degree |
___________________________|_______|______|______|______|_____|___________|_______|______|___________|___________|_______|______
             1             |   2   |  3   |  4   |  5   |  6  |     7     |   8   |  9   |     10    |    11     |  12   | 13
___________________________|_______|______|______|______|_____|___________|_______|______|___________|___________|_______|______
           Total           |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
                           |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
18 and over .............. |209,454| 7,157| 6,222|18,644|3,400|66,682(241)| 40,282|16,183|34,368(189)|11,574(115)|  2,752|2,190
  18 and 19 years old .....|  7,909|    74|    96| 2,806|  501| 2,276 (52)|  2,097|    50|     6  (3)|     2  (2)|     # |   #
  20 to 24 years old ......| 19,404|   392|   247| 1,924|  435| 5,949 (84)|  7,194| 1,082| 2,081 (50)|    85 (10)|     15|   #
                           |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
  25 years old and over ...|182,142| 6,690| 5,880|13,914|2,464|58,456(231)| 30,991|15,051|32,282(184)|11,487(115)|  2,737|2,190
    25 to 29 years old ....| 18,310|   588|   262| 1,340|  297| 5,200 (78)|  3,746| 1,505| 4,288 (71)|   799 (31)|    207|   78
    30 to 34 years old ....| 20,360|   649|   327| 1,317|  292| 5,789 (83)|  3,653| 1,873| 4,694 (75)| 1,295 (39)|    274|  199
    35 to 39 years old ....| 21,648|   609|   322| 1,388|  269| 6,854 (90)|  3,840| 2,128| 4,348 (72)| 1,298 (39)|    351|  240
    40 to 49 years old ....| 43,624| 1,104|   648| 2,544|  524|14,219(127)|  7,738| 4,324| 8,251 (98)| 2,990 (60)|    731|  550
    50 to 59 years old ....| 33,223| 1,057|   781| 1,978|  390|10,400(110)|  5,755| 3,014| 5,701 (82)| 3,018 (60)|    597|  533
    60 to 64 years old ....| 11,208|   450|   454| 1,029|  161| 4,070 (69)|  1,753|   666| 1,506 (42)|   738 (30)|    189|  193
    65 years old and over .| 33,769| 2,233| 3,086| 4,320|  531|11,926(117)|  4,506| 1,541| 3,494 (64)| 1,349 (40)|    388|  396
                           |=======|======|======|======|=====|===========|=======|======|===========|===========|=======|=====
           Males           |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
                           |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
18 and over ...............|100,701| 3,648| 3,013| 9,132|1,857|31,234(181)| 19,078| 7,005|16,801(137)| 5,620 (81)|  1,801|1,514
  18 and 19 years old .....|  4,026|    43|    58| 1,545|  290| 1,117 (37)|    944|    21|     5  (2)|     2  (2)|     # |   #
  20 to 24 years old ......|  9,679|   245|   114|   989|  270| 3,169 (61)|  3,473|   517|   871 (32)|    23  (5)|      7|   #
                           |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
  25 years old and over ...| 86,996| 3,359| 2,841| 6,597|1,297|26,947(170)| 14,661| 6,466|15,925(134)| 5,595 (81)|  1,795|1,514
    25 to 29 years old ....|  9,150|   354|   135|   730|  179| 2,767 (57)|  1,843|   684| 2,012 (49)|   313 (19)|     93|   39
    30 to 34 years old ....| 10,084|   416|   184|   702|  170| 2,984 (60)|  1,747|   857| 2,208 (51)|   570 (26)|    135|  110
    35 to 39 years old ....| 10,698|   323|   177|   743|  143| 3,466 (64)|  1,843|   919| 2,095 (50)|   644 (28)|    208|  138
    40 to 49 years old ....| 21,381|   544|   340| 1,341|  304| 7,091 (91)|  3,663| 1,826| 3,976 (69)| 1,414 (41)|    498|  384
    50 to 59 years old ....| 16,166|   520|   406|   897|  219| 4,643 (74)|  2,802| 1,332| 3,009 (60)| 1,524 (43)|    431|  384
    60 to 64 years old ....|  5,282|   229|   224|   458|   63| 1,694 (45)|    792|   309|   811 (31)|   432 (23)|    135|  136
    65 years old and over .| 14,235|   973| 1,374| 1,725|  219| 4,303 (71)|  1,971|   540| 1,816 (47)|   698 (29)|    295|  322
                           |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
          Females          |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
                           |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
18 and over ...............|108,753| 3,509| 3,209| 9,513|1,543|35,448(191)| 21,205| 9,179|17,567(140)| 5,954 (84)|    950|  676
  18 and 19 years old .....|  3,883|    31|    38| 1,260|  211| 1,159 (37)|  1,154|    29|     1  (1)|    #  (#) |     # |   #
  20 to 24 years old ......|  9,724|   147|   132|   935|  165| 2,780 (58)|  3,721|   565| 1,210 (38)|    62  (9)|      8|   #
                           |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
  25 years old and over ...| 95,146| 3,331| 3,039| 7,317|1,167|31,509(182)| 16,330| 8,585|16,357(136)| 5,893 (83)|    942|  676
    25 to 29 years old ....|  9,159|   234|   127|   610|  117| 2,433 (54)|  1,903|   821| 2,276 (52)|   486 (24)|    114|   39
    30 to 34 years old ....| 10,277|   233|   143|   615|  121| 2,805 (58)|  1,905| 1,016| 2,486 (54)|   725 (30)|    139|   89
    35 to 39 years old ....| 10,950|   286|   144|   644|  126| 3,388 (63)|  1,997| 1,210| 2,253 (52)|   655 (28)|    144|  102
    40 to 49 years old ....| 22,243|   560|   308| 1,202|  219| 7,128 (91)|  4,076| 2,499| 4,276 (71)| 1,576 (43)|    233|  166
    50 to 59 years old ....| 17,057|   537|   375| 1,080|  172| 5,757 (82)|  2,952| 1,681| 2,693 (57)| 1,494 (42)|    166|  149
    60 to 64 years old ....|  5,926|   221|   229|   571|   98| 2,375 (53)|    961|   357|   695 (29)|   306 (19)|     54|   57
    65 years old and over .| 19,534| 1,260| 1,712| 2,595|  313| 7,623 (94)|  2,535| 1,001| 1,678 (45)|   651 (28)|     93|   74
                           |=======|======|======|======|=====|===========|=======|======|===========|===========|=======|=====
    White, non-Hispanic    |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
18 and over ...............|150,443| 1,573| 3,880|11,075|1,701|49,114(217)| 29,677|12,529|27,364(171)| 9,514(105)|  2,249|1,767
  18 and 19 years old .....|  4,988|     7|    42| 1,743|  223| 1,468 (42)|  1,463|    38|     2  (2)|     2  (2)|     # |   #
  20 to 24 years old ......| 12,038|    23|    78|   881|  151| 3,648 (66)|  4,836|   757| 1,585 (44)|    67  (9)|     12|   #
                           |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
  25 years old and over ...|133,417| 1,544| 3,760| 8,451|1,327|43,998(208)| 23,378|11,734|25,777(167)| 9,445(105)|  2,237|1,767
    25 to 29 years old ....| 11,252|    41|    92|   554|  104| 3,062 (60)|  2,325| 1,037| 3,217 (62)|   603 (27)|    150|   69
    30 to 34 years old ....| 13,068|    47|   105|   530|  113| 3,615 (66)|  2,437| 1,412| 3,520 (65)|   965 (34)|    181|  145
    35 to 39 years old ....| 14,760|    62|   103|   658|  121| 4,786 (75)|  2,644| 1,589| 3,384 (63)|   978 (34)|    280|  154
    40 to 49 years old ....| 31,814|   147|   242| 1,422|  281|10,584(110)|  5,767| 3,388| 6,551 (88)| 2,412 (54)|    605|  415
    50 to 59 years old ....| 25,674|   246|   454| 1,141|  232| 8,161 (98)|  4,670| 2,435| 4,722 (75)| 2,642 (56)|    506|  466
    60 to 64 years old ....|  8,876|   112|   280|   715|   99| 3,354 (63)|  1,511|   553| 1,277 (39)|   642 (28)|    161|  172
    65 years old and over .| 27,973|   889| 2,483| 3,432|  378|10,437(110)|  4,023| 1,321| 3,107 (61)| 1,203 (38)|    355|  346
                           |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
    Black, non-Hispanic    |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
18 and over ...............| 23,449|   666|   657| 3,148|  661| 7,965 (87)|  5,113| 1,709| 2,488 (55)|   797 (32)|    142|  105
  18 and 19 years old .....|  1,147|     5|     7|   446|   93|   371 (22)|    215|     6|     3  (2)|    #  (#) |     # |   #
  20 to 24 years old ......|  2,661|     4|    16|   388|   87|   927 (35)|    972|   108|   150 (14)|     8  (3)|     # |   #
                           |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
  25 years old and over ...| 19,642|   657|   633| 2,314|  482| 6,667 (82)|  3,925| 1,594| 2,335 (54)|   788 (32)|    142|  105
    25 to 29 years old ....|  2,303|    18|    12|   197|   59|   787 (32)|    632|   182|   360 (22)|    43  (8)|     13|   #
    30 to 34 years old ....|  2,475|    22|    14|   206|   57|   883 (34)|    579|   207|   398 (23)|    74 (10)|     20|   16
    35 to 39 years old ....|  2,628|    20|    23|   224|   54|   984 (36)|    581|   249|   352 (22)|   109 (12)|     18|   15
    40 to 49 years old ....|  5,031|    69|    97|   483|  103| 1,726 (47)|  1,124|   484|   622 (29)|   254 (19)|     41|   29
    50 to 59 years old ....|  3,378|    88|    96|   460|   80| 1,175 (39)|    605|   294|   378 (23)|   163 (15)|     20|   19
    60 to 64 years old ....|  1,026|    54|    68|   168|   36|   364 (22)|    136|    60|    75 (10)|    47  (8)|      9|    8
    65 years old and over .|  2,801|   386|   322|   576|   94|   748 (31)|    269|   119|   150 (14)|    98 (12)|     21|   18
                           |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
         Hispanic          |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
18 and over ...............| 24,550| 4,490| 1,430| 3,729|  846| 6,977 (69)|  3,584| 1,189| 1,710 (38)|   384 (19)|    143|   68
  18 and 19 years old .....|  1,321|    63|    45|   492|  140|   336 (17)|    238|     7|    #  (#) |    #  (#) |     # |   #
  20 to 24 years old ......|  3,559|   355|   145|   611|  181| 1,147 (32)|    855|   141|   118 (10)|     4  (2)|      1|   #
                           |       |      |      |      |     |           |       |      |           |           |       |
  25 years old and over ...| 19,670| 4,072| 1,241| 2,626|  526| 5,493 (63)|  2,491| 1,041| 1,592 (37)|   380 (19)|    141|   68
    25 to 29 years old ....|  3,537|   528|   154|   535|  114| 1,112 (31)|    565|   213|   267 (16)|    36  (6)|     11|    1
    30 to 34 years old ....|  3,457|   571|   205|   512|  110|   995 (30)|    474|   162|   326 (17)|    71  (8)|     27|    4
    35 to 39 years old ....|  2,953|   508|   178|   432|   75|   798 (27)|    421|   183|   277 (16)|    52  (7)|     17|   14
    40 to 49 years old ....|  4,424|   810|   258|   539|  117| 1,286 (34)|    544|   263|   426 (20)|   110 (10)|     45|   26
    50 to 59 years old ....|  2,564|   626|   166|   285|   56|   669 (25)|    313|   150|   178 (13)|    76  (8)|     29|   14
    60 to 64 years old ....|    839|   252|    71|   119|   17|   213 (14)|     70|    29|    41  (6)|    17  (4)|      8|    2
    65 years old and over .|  1,896|   777|   208|   204|   37|   420 (20)|    104|    40|    76  (8)|    19  (4)|      3|    7
___________________________|_______|______|______|______|_____|___________|_______|______|___________|___________|_______|______

#Rounds to zero.

NOTE: Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately. Although cells with fewer than 75,000 weighted persons are subject to relatively wide sampling variation, they are included in the table to permit various types of aggregations. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, previously unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared May 2003.)


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